Final score 6–2, 6–0 | ||
Magdalena Maleeva was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Kimberly Po.
Martina Hingis won in the final 6–2, 6–0 against Monica Seles.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
References
1996 Bank of the West Classic – Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA